From: Bill Lucy 

In article <39064ab8{at}w3.nls.net>, billy-m{at}pacbell.net says...
> That would be a state matter, but this raid was conducted by the Feds on the
> direct order of Bill Clinton. Thier request to make this a custody issue was
> declined and they used the excuse that Elian was an "illegal alian" as
> justification, which is not only a stretch but in clear contridiction to the
> spirit of the 11th District Court's ruling granting Elian the right to have
> his asylum farily judged prior to flinging him back to Cuba.

Why is it a state matter, Bill? Have you ever been involved in a case where
the INS places someone in this status?

And you haven't read the 11th *Circuit* (not District) ruling. If you had,
you would know that the Court specifically did not deal with the custody
issue. It's in Footnote Number 16 -- "We need not decide where or in
whose custody Plaintiff should remain while this appeal is pending."

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